I've Gotta Be Me - Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme

Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I gotta be me, I've gotta be me What else can I be but what I am I want to live, not merely survive And I won't give up this dream of life that keeps me alive I gotta be me, I gotta be me The dream that I see makes me what I am That far-away prize, a world of success Is waiting for me if I heed the call I won't settle down, won't settle for less As long as there's a chance that I can have it all I'll go it alone, that's how it must be I can't be right for somebody else If I'm not right for me I gotta be free, I've gotta be free Daring to try, to do it or die I've gotta be me I'll go it alone, that's how it must be I can't be right for somebody else If I'm not right for me I gotta be free, I just gotta be free Daring to try, to do it or die I gotta be me

Whether I'm right or whether I'm wrong Whether I find a place in this world or never belong I gotta be me, I've gotta be me What else can I be but what I am I want to live, not merely survive And I won't give up this dream Of life that keeps me alive I gotta be me, I gotta be me The dream that I see makes me what I am That far-away prize, a world of success Is waiting for me if I heed the call I won't settle down, won't settle for less As long as there's a chance that I can have it all I'll go it alone, that's how it must be I can't be right for somebody else If I'm not right for me I gotta be free, I've gotta be free Daring to try, to do it or die I've gotta be me That far-away prize, a world of success Is waiting for me if I heed the call I won't settle down, won't settle for less As long as there's a chance that I can have it all I'll go it alone, that's how it must be I can't be right for somebody else If I'm not right for me I gotta be free, I just gotta be free Daring to try, to do it or die I've gotta be me

Attack of successions, stuff like that's what you're living for You aim, shot and miss and then you listen not at all of course You're smoked lika a brisket and you wish me nothing but the worst So calculated, insidious but you aint the first, no, no Ah ah, look over you shoulder Ah ah, you better watch out You gotta be kidding me, hitting me with, eating me like a cannibal So why do you trip on me, sit on me, treat me like an animal Stop, look what you've done, can't you see what's going on Stop, just stop for a while, listen to the sound of joy You gotta be kidding me, hitting me with, eating me like a cannibal So, what do you make of it, fake of it, speeding like a cannonball Ah ah, keep an eye open Center of attention when you mention that you're comin' in hot A swing and a miss when you're getting your kicks and you're pulling you tricks, hahaha Your affiliation, discrimination, 'cause you're second to none Throw me under the bus, but the bus, uh, was already gone Ah ah, gotta keep a line open Ah ah, we got chaos on line one You gotta be kidding me, hitting me with, eating me like a cannibal So why do you trip on me, sit on me, treat me like an animal Stop, look what you've done, can't you see what's going on Stop, just stop for a while, listen to the sound of joy You gotta be kidding me, hitting me with, eating me like a cannibal So, what do you make of it, fake of it, speeding like a cannonball Ah, ah, stay away from the dark Ah, ah Karma, karma, you know what it is Karma sure is (oh yeah) Karma, karma get goin' on this soul You gotta be kidding me, hitting me with, eating me like a cannibal So why do you trip on me, sit on me, treat me like an animal Stop, look what you've done, can't you see what's going on Stop, just stop for a while, listen to the sound of joy You gotta be kidding me, hitting me with, eating me like a cannibal So, what do you make of it, fake of it, speeding like a cannonball Ah, ah, you thought it was over Ah, You gotta be kidding me, hitting me with, eating me like a cannibal, no